Kombucha couture: Valley designer looks to grow her own clothing
TEMPE - Arizona designer, entrepreneur and professor Galina Mihaleva is merging biology, technology and fashion in her most innovative and sustainable idea yet - kombucha couture, fashion designed from a sustainable textile.
Santa Cruz River in jeopardy if international sewage pipe ruptures again, experts fear
Experts warn of threats to the Santa Cruz River a vital sewage pipeline bursts as it did last year, spewing millions of gallons of waste into a wash that feeds the river.
Tribally owned solar power plant beats skeptics, odds on Navajo Reservation
WASHINGTON - When the Kayenta Solar Project went online last year, the 27.3-megawatt plant became the largest tribally owned renewable power plant in the country, generating enough power for 18,000 homes on Navajo lands. But many thought the day might never come.
Environmentalists want Glen Canyon Dam removed, but is that possible?
Thousands of tons of concrete changed the Colorado River forever when the Glen Canyon dam was built. We look at the history and the role for the next generation
After 11 years, legal, bureaucratic battles over Rosemont Mine continue
WASHINGTON - A proposal for a massive open-pit copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains will be back in court this month, the latest twist in an 11-year battle over the Rosemont Mine that pits supporters who cite its economic benefits against opponents who it's "the absolute worst place" for a mine.
Native American farmers plan moves to global market, greater sustainability
Native American communities are trying to grow their agriculture presence even larger to preserve their culture and traditions.
A year after U.S. left Paris climate pact, mayors still cling to fight
WASHINGTON - Little has changed since last summer, when the U.S. pulled out of the Paris Accords on climate change and five Arizona cities joined hundreds around the country that vowed to live up to the Paris standards - but the Arizona cities appear to be sticking to their guns.
Arizona maintains thousands of water catchments to ensure healthy wildlife populations
Game & Fish Department employees maintain thousands of water catchments across the state. It’s increasingly important as the decades-long drought grinds on.
Slow drip: Decades-long court battle over water hampers investment in rural Arizona
For Arizona's Out of Africa, investors would want assurances the site had a defined water source and buy-in from the community.
Study: Droughts are growing hotter under climate change
Arizona is in its 21st year of drought, and climate change is bringing longer, more intense heat waves.
Phoenix Zoo makes a mini monsoon storm for super-small snails
Bradley Poynter leads the conservation team at the Phoenix Zoo, and recently faced a problem when trying to get certain snails to mate.
As more Western cities turn to recycled water, they may face a curious obstacle: The ick factor
DENVER – Communities in some very dry states have had to get creative about where to get their water, sometimes purifying sewage into drinking water.
